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ENGLISH versus MATHEMATICS

This diagram summarizes the language ideas discussed in the first section,
The Language of Mathematics.

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PERSON PLACE THING TRUE (T) FALSE (F) SOMETIMES TRUE/


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Carol Idaho cat The word ‘cat’ The word ‘cat’ The cat
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the letter ‘c’ . the letter ‘k’ .

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NUMBER SET FUNCTION MATRIX ORDERED TRUE FALSE ST/SF


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3 {3} f 1 0 (x, y) 1+2=3 1+2=4 x=1


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